The Camden Public Library presents “Camden on Canvas,” a plein-air fundraiser being held in Camden and surrounding communities, July 19 to July 21.

Twenty-one notable New England landscape artists will paint, en plein air, at multiple local sites from Friday morning, July 19, to noon on Sunday, July 21. The public is invited to visit the Camden on Canvas Information Tent outside the library’s Atlantic Avenue entrance. There, visitors will find information about the participating artists and a map to the locations where they may be painting. The Information Tent will be open from 9 am to 5 pm, Friday and Saturday, and 9 am to noon on Sunday.

The wet paintings will then be displayed during a free exhibit in the historic Camden Amphitheatre, Sunday, July 21, 1:00 to 3:00 pm.

The weekend will culminate with a ticketed Reception and Live Auction in the Amphitheatre, Sunday, July 21, 4:00 to 6:00 pm, when the weekend’s new works will be auctioned. Light hors d’oeuvres will be served by Stone Cove Catering. Auctioneer Kaja Veilleux of Thomaston Place Auction Galleries will kick-off the bidding at 5:00 pm. Tickets for the Reception and Live Auction can be purchased online for $75 each (CLICK HERE) or by calling 207-236-3440. Proceeds from the auction will be shared equally between the Library’s Campaign for the Future and the artists.